China vs Early-demographic dividend: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

China
52.25 million number
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
218.47 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199620072019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 218.47 million number against 52.25 million number in China, a difference of 166.22 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 4.2 times China's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 70.77 million number 189.92 million number 119.15 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 51.11 million number 198.74 million number 147.63 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 51.09 million number 213.91 million number 162.81 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, China or Early-demographic dividend?
Early-demographic dividend, at 218.47 million number against 52.25 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between China and Early-demographic dividend?
166.22 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
China ranks 2nd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/